1893: Scott County Argus

July 6, 1893

Call on Newcomb & Grafenstatt for the best Threshers, corn cultivators, Binders, Mowers, Hay Rakes.

C. E. Busse has commenced tearing down his old store preparatory to erecting a fine brick block on the same site. This little frame building has looked down upon First street travelers for the past thirty years, but must now give way before the spirit of enterprise so contageous in Shakopee in the last two years. The new store will be patterned after the Jacob Ries building on First street.

The fire department enjoyed a little run Monday afternoon at about one o’clock. The roof of an old frame building in the rear of Otto Spielman’s saloon caught fire from the stove chimney and made quite a scare for a few moment’s time. The fire was quickly extinguished by a bucket brigade, although the fire department got a stream playing on it also in a surprisingly short space of time. The frame buildings near the burning roof were as dry as tinder from the long drought and a little delay would have shown us a disastrous fire.

On Tuesday morning the barn, granary and outbuildings belonging to Frank Huber about three miles east of town burned to the ground. No one was home at the time, as al save the hired man had come in for the celebration, and by the time neighbors arrived everything was lost. While these were attempting to extinguish the flames, smoke was discovered arising about a mile north from Huber’s. Six men were detailed to run over there and when they arrived they found Francis O’Reilly’s house in flames. The wife and children were home at the time the fire started but were unable to save any of the contents. The origin of neither fire is known, but it “laid at the door” of tramps that have infested that locality for some time past. The insurance on Huber’s property amounts to $1,000, on O’Reilly’s house and contents $700, both insured by the B. A. Kohler insurance company.

B. A. Kohler has sold his drug business to Messrs. M. A. Deutch and Herbert Zettel, of Jordan, the deal being concluded last Saturday. The purchasers take possession about the first of August. Mr. Deutch has had six years experience as prescription clerk with Jos. Kerer, of Jordan, and comes to his duties here very well recommended. The gentlemen are to be congratulated on securing a neat and progressive business in our thriving little city.

Five large pieces of iron work were delivered for the new brick block by the Nameless Iron Works this morning.

On Tuesday night burglars cut out the screen at A. Grafenstatt’s house but were frightened away by a puppy’s timely alarm.

Last Sunday morning the door of the vestry room of St. Mark’s church was found forced open. On investigation it was discovered that burglars had ransacked the room and drilled a hole through the door of the safe. Evidently they were frightened away suddenly for they left their kit of tools on the floor of the room. One cold chisel bears the mark of the M. & St. L. railroad giving rise to a suspicion that the gang was connected with the coming circus. The combination was smashed but when the safe was forced open the contents were found unmolested.

July 13, 1893

We were in error last week in stating that C. E. Busse’s store would be patterned after the Jacob Ries building. The store will be constructed similar to Chas. Broman’s new brick building and will have an iron front with three large plate glass show windows running across its entire width. The upper story of the front will be built of pressed brick. The store will be divided into two parts, one having a single and the other a double entrance. The old building has been entirely removed and now the new one will be pushed to rapid completion.

Burglars entered G S. Lander’s hardware store through the basement last Monday night and secured two good rifles, a 22 cal. revolver, and some twenty boxes of cartridges. Evidently the work was that of young boys, or at least persons very young at such a business and they may yet be apprehended.

Last Tuesday afternoon as Dr. Sabin and father were driving along First street their horse suddenly shied, throwing himself flat and tipping the buggy completely over. Dr. Sabin was thrown out but his father was caught in the buggy top. The doctor, however, succeeded in holding the desperate brute down until the old gentleman cleared himself of the wreck. The horse then kicked himself free from the traces and betook himself to the barn. He has an ugly wound in his side caused by a piece of broken thill piercing it. The buggy as well as the harness is almost a total wreck. The cause of the accident, thus saith the doctor, was nothing but the pure wickedness in heart of that dark horse, whose spirit has never been broken.

Voelker and Koenig received their new and complete meat market outfit yesterday and will be ready for business within a few days.

July 20, 1893

When you visit the World’s Fair, and become satiated with viewing strange sights and wish to rest your eyes upon some object familiar and homelike, just wend your way into the Agricultural Building, up to the second floor, and down column I until you come to the Mineral Water Exhibit, and there will be found a square plate glass case labeled Jacob Ries Bottling Works, Shakopee, Minn. which contains a neatly built pyramid of bottles containing Jacob Ries’s well known specialties, Pear Champagne, Ginger Ale, Lemon Soda, Sarsaparilla Tonic, and Rock Spring Mineral Water, altogether making a pyramid about eight feet in height. The case itself is 6 feet square and 10 feet high and its base is painted white and trimmed with gold. The four sides are of plate glass. The exhibit presents a very attractive appearance and reflects much credit upon this enterprising firm, whose reputation for fine temperance drinks, by the way, is far from a local one. It is an expensive it of advertising, but Mr. Ries knows that advertising pays and pays well, and he expects to lose nothing from placing such an exhibit. He has already filled an order from the officers of the Columbian Guards, and they commend his goods in a very flattering letter. It will prove interesting to the visitor at the fair to look up our town’s only exhibit save Mr. Gross’s sand and seed pictures and egg plant, which have been spoken of before.

Geo. D. Wilder has accepted the position of bookkeeper in the Minnesota Stove Co.’s office.

Herbert Zettel and family arrived here from St. Joseph yesterday. They have located in the Charles Wampach house. Mr. Zettel will assume the duties of druggist at B. A. Kohler’s “old stand” within a week or ten days.

John Edert is improving his First street property by the building of a brand new sidewalk along its front. Now that the ice is broken we may expect others to follow in the good work. Sidewalks will wear out even in such hard times and this year Shakopee surely has her share of decrepit walks.

July 27, 1893

New sidewalks have been ordered built on Atwood street, both sides to St. Mark’s church; on Sommerville street; both sides, to the Methodist church; on the north side of Second street from Holmes street to Fuller street, and on the west side of Holmes street from Second to Third street leading to the court house.

Last Tuesday three telegraph poles proudly reared their heads along the south side of First street, and “this cruel war is over.”

1918: Shakopee Tribune

Snelling Troops Visit Shakopee. Shakopee was host to “F” company and Machine Gun company of the 36th U. S. Infantry, Monday and Tuesday, on special invitation from Mayor Lenertz to the commanding officer at Fort Snelling…

The first consignment of building material for the construction of the Women’s State Reformatory arrived here this week. Work on the excavation of the basement will be commenced next week.

B. J. Aanes came from Eau Claire, Wis., Sunday to take temporary charge of the studio following the departure of the lady who had been managing it for some weeks and who was called to Indiana by the illness of her mother. Mr. Aanes will put the studio in charge of a competent photographer as soon as he can find one, but in the meantime he is attending to the business himself, which circumstance should be taken advantage of by those of our people who are in need of work, Mr. Aanes being considered one of the best artists in the northwest.

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Consolidation Proposal Wins

The election on the proposition for consolidating school Districts No. 1, 3 and 41 was held at the high school in District No. 1, Saturday afternoon and evening, June 29, and resulted in a victory for consolidation…

It is said that Shakopee was the only incorporated city in the state which was divided into two school districts. It was an archaic state of affairs which is well done away with, and our schools are bound to be the better for the change.

July 12, 1918

To Blaze Albert Lea Trail. President Moriarty of the Minneapolis to Albert Lea Trail, appeared before the Board of County Commissioners on Monday, and secured the necessary means with which to blaze the Trail through Scott County. The County Board of the various Counties from Minneapolis to Albert Lea has taken up the work and our own efficient County Board generously arose to the occasion and showed their enthusiasm in Good Road Movements in granting the request of President Moriarty to blaze the Trail through Scott County. This Trail will bring through New Prague, Jordan and Shakopee a tremendous traffic from the South and West as well as from the Twin Cities and is a valuable asset for our County. Joseph Klinkhammer is in charge of the work in Scott County.

The first annual picnic of the Scott county beekeepeers’ association will be held on Sunday, July 14, at the farm of John Sames, one mile east of Marystown. A full attendance is desired.

July 19, 1918

Butchers Picnic at Riverside. The nineteenth annual picnic of the Minneapolis Retail Meat Dealer’s association was held at Riverside park Wednesday, and the attendance was quite large, there being at one time or another during the day several hundred automobiles in town and on the grounds. The picnic was brought to Shakopee partly through the efforts of our local dealers, Chas. Hartman and Volkert & Jansen, and partly through choice of the executives of the association; but in any case, no better place for holding such an affair could have been hit upon than Shakopee and Riverside Park, and this seems to have been the opinion of the crowd, which very evidently enjoyed the outing…

Sid Dierberger has added a fine new 5 passenger Chevrolet car to his livery equipage and is better prepared than ever to handle all kinds of work in the livery line.

July 26, 1918

Glass in His Breakfast. Wednesday morning Jud Holman lost his breakfast in a manner which is probably unique in the history of lightning freaks. It was during the electric storm around 7 o’clock and breakfast was steaming on the table when a blinding flash of lightning followed by a terrific peal of thunder disturbed the even tenor of the meal. But this was nothing to what happened when at the same instant the telephone emitted a blinding flash and a mirror on the wall above the table was shivered to atoms, the glass showering the table and everything on it so that the meal had to be thrown away. This is one story of glass in food that’s authentic, but not Hun spy is responsible, for the Huns all live in the other direction from whence came the lightning.

War Pictures At Gem. Manager Shelton of the Gem Theatre has leased the government series of war pictures which the pathe company has been authorized to film. In presenting these pictures to the public of Shakopee Manager Shelton is not only bringing to his house the most interesting feature now obtainable, but is also performing a patriotic service in compliance with the request of the government war publicity service. That no attempt is being made to make money out of this feature is evidenced by the reduced prices which prevail on those nights when these pictures are shown. Every man, woman, and child in the community should make it a point to see these pictures of our boys and the life they are leading over there as often as possible.

Studio Changes Hands. Last Friday B. J. Aanes effected a deal for the sale of the Shakopee studio to Oscar F. Haering of Jordan, who was given possession Monday of this week…

Walter Huth and family moved here from St. Paul last Friday and are now comfortably domiciled in the Mahoney house on Fourth street.

Rev. John Detgen, who has had charge of St. John’s Lutheran church the past six months, departed for Heron Lake on Wednesday, where he has been assigned to the Lutheran church at that place.

Rev. George Matthae and family arrived here from Heron Lake and are occupying the Lutheran parsonage, east of the Herman Schroeder residence. Rev. Lehne of St. Paul was here on Sunday and conducted the ceremony, incident to the installation of the new pastor.

1918: Scott County Argus

July 5, 1918

Material Arrives For Reformatory. The first car load of building material to be used in the construction of the Woman’s State Reformatory has arrived here. This material is to be used in the construction of the basement walls. The excavation of the basement will be commenced the first of next week.

William and Herman Duede have gone to St. Paul where they will be employed at their trade as molder, their families remaining here for the present.

Lee Gelhaye has purchased the John Strattmann residence and will take possession in about a month.

Wm. Spoerner left this week for St. Paul where he will work for a stove company, which has a large government contract.

July 12, 1918

Local dealers in gasoline yesterday received official notice that after July 15th no gasoline may be sold after six o’clock, on any day of the week and its sale is absolutely prohibited on Sundays and holidays. Sales will also be strictly for cash.

Trail Will Be Blazed. President Moriarty of the Minneapolis to Albert Lea Trail, appeared before the Board of County Commissioners on Monday, and secured the necessary means with which to blaze the trail through Scott county. The county board of the various counties from Minneapolis to Albert Lea have taken up the work and our own efficient county board generously arose to the occasion and showed their enthusiasm in good road movements in granting the request of President Moriarty to blaze the trail through Scott county. This trail will bring through New Prague, Jordan and Shakopee a heavy traffic from the south and west, as well as from the Twin Cities, and is a valuable asset for our county. Joseph Klinkhammer is in charge of the work in Scott county.

Ground Broken for Woman’s Reformatory. The contractor who has the job of constructing the first building, the administration building of the Woman’s State Reformatory at Shakopee, arrived on the ground the first of the week with a part of his necessary equipment. On Wednesday morning work was started and the ground broken preparatory for the excavation of the large basement to be put in under the entire structure.

St. Mark’s Parish Raises New Flag. The flag raising and ice cream social held at St. Mark’s church Wednesday evening was an event that will long be remembered in the annals of the parish for its many delightful features, chief of which was the dedication of the handsome flag 10×20 feet in dimension donated by John J. O’Dowd. The emblem is said to be the largest in Scott or Carver counties and flies from a flag pole 80 feet high erected midway between the church and the parish residence on the spacious lawn of the parish grounds. The dedicatory ceremonies consisted of music by the Mandolin club, the singing of “The Star Spangled Banner” by St. Mark’s girl choir, patriotic speeches by Rev. Fr. Savs and Sen. Julius A. Coller and the closing song “America” by the assemblage. To Miss Ruth Brunner, enlisted as a Red Cross nurse, and Private Henry Thul, at home on furlough from Camp Dodge, fell the honor of raising the flag amid the wildly enthusiastic plaudits of the hundreds in attendance. The banners is a valuable gift and a beautiful addition to the church grounds and St. Mark’s parish is deeply appreciative of the generosity of the donor…

Mrs. E. Drechsler has bought the former Paukner home on Third street from Frank Boehmer who recently purchased it and remodeled it for his own use. The consideration is reported to be $1600.

July 19, 1918

Miss Pearl Bassett returned Wednesday to St. Paul to resume work at Stronge and Warner’s wholesale millinery house.

Lester Brown has traded his five passenger Haynes for L. E. Dawson’s seven passenger Studebaker which he will use in his auto service to Glen Lake.

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Two Autos Stolen

Automobile thieves were busy in the city early Tuesday morning and succeeded in getting away with County Agent Geiger’s new Ford that he won July 4th at the Jordan Red Cross picnic. Mr. Geiger returned about one o’clock from Savage where he had conducted a canning demonstration and put his car in the garage without locking it. In the morning he discovered the garage open and himself minus a new Ford which he had owned just eleven days.

On the same morning about 3:30 o’clock Mrs. Peter Stemmer was awakened by a noise in their garage and flashes of light as though the lights of the car were on. She awakened Mr. Stemmer and he went out to investigate, to find his five passenger Overland backed from the garage into the alley and a man attempting to drive away with the car. In his hurry the fellow killed the engine and becoming scared as Mr. Stemmer appeared, he leaped from the car and ran. Mr. Stemmer was unarmed and not being able to overtake the thief the latter escaped.

Search was immediately instituted but no trace of the stolen car has been found. It is thought that several men were implicated in the theft although no clue to the robbers has been discovered.

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Building Begun For Women’s Reformatory

Klarquist and Son of Minneapolis, who have the contract for the general work of the Women’s reformatory have commenced work on the excavation.

The building will be located on the 12 acre tract south of Sixth street. It will face on Sixth St. (south) and will be built on the crest of the hill, commanding a view of the Minnesota valley…

July 26, 1918

Frank Boehmer purchased A. J. Munro’s lot on Third street for $375 and is building a new residence for himself.

While cranking his Ford delivery truck Wednesday, Leander, the seventeen year old son of John Thole tore the cords of his arm seriously. The injury happened in the same place where the arm was broken three years ago. Dr. Buck attended him and he is getting along nicely but will be unable to use his arm for several weeks.

The congregation of St. John’s Lutheran church held a reception Sunday afternoon at the Herman Schroeder home to welcome their new pastor, Rev. George Mattae of Howard Lake whose installation took place Sunday morning. Rev. Mr. Lehne of St. Paul was the installing pastor. Several hundred persons attended the reception and a picnic dinner and supper were served on the lawn. During the afternoon ice cream and soft drinks were served. The event was also arranged as a farewell to Rev. John Detgen, the out-going pastor, who was presented with a handsome gold watch and chain as a token of the regard of his congregation. Rev. Mr. Mattae and family are now established as permanent residents of Shakopee and are cordially welcomed as such.

1943: Shakopee Argus-Tribune

July 1, 1943

Shakopee Loses Another Scoutmaster to Military. For the fourth time in the current war the Shakopee Boy Scout troop has lost its scoutmaster to the armed forces. Most recent loss is John Maloney, member of the local high school faculty, who handed in his resignation last week to begin service in the U.S. Army…

Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Herzog and family moved here from Jordan last Thursday, and are occupying the Mat Sames house on South Holmes St. Mr. Herzog is superintendent of the schools in Scott county.

FOR SALE.—CHEAP—Business property adjoining Shakopee Bakery, also dwellings. Estate of the late August Scherkenbach. Tel 279.

FOR RENT.—4-room upstairs apartment, at 612 E. 1st St. Tel. 21-W-4. HERMAN RIES.

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13 Shakopee Scouts on Victory Garden Outing

Thirteen Shakopee Boy Scouts are now taking their turn of duty in the vast Scout Victory Garden project at Camp Tonkawa, near Maple Plain. They entered camp Sunday and will remain for two weeks.

Unlike previous summer outings which dealt chiefly with recreation and troop advancement this season’s camp is a wartime work project in which every boy spends half of his time occupied in the vegetable garden helping to produce next winter’s food.

The other half of the time is devoted to recreational activities thru which advancement in scout study and training is achieved.

July 8, 1943

M. E. Ferguson, local manager of the C. Thomas store, has brought his wife and little family to Shakopee. They arrived here from Albert Lea, Wednesday, and for the time being and until a house in town can be obtained, they will occupy the Andrew Kopisca house over at the “Y”. Mr. Ferguson relates an experience he had at Albert Lea last Sunday when the clouds hovering over the city opened up and let go upon that count the heaviest downpour he has ever seen. At the time, he says, he was bringing Mrs. Ferguson and their newly born heir home from the hospital and that the rain came down so heavy they were obliged to remain in their car for over two and one-half hours. Needless to say the Fergusons are welcome to Shakopee, where, it is hoped they may enjoy their residence and make new friends.

FOR SALE—To Close Estate, homestead with good dwelling and outbuildings and 14 acres; 3 blocks from Shakopee high school, conveniently located, ideal for light farming. Also dwelling with 2 ½ lots, centrally located on Fourth street. Inquire E. J. HUBER, Adm., Elizabeth Engel Est., Shakopee.

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NYA Center Here Officially Closed

In conformity with a congressional mandate ordering its cessation, the Shakopee N.Y.A. Center, like 499 others throughout the nation, has been officially closed. The order affects eight projects in Minnesota at Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth St. Cloud, Winona, Tracy, Aitkin and Shakopee.

Arnold C. Stordahl, superintendent of the Shakopee Center, said Monday the local project, equipped to accommodate 500 youth has been officially closed since Saturday, July 3. According to Stordahl only a skeleton crew is still employed at the center carrying out the details necessitated by the closing order…

The Shakopee N.Y.A. project, said to be the first in the United States, was instituted March 4, 1938 with J. A. Whelan, now a lieutenant colonel serving in North Africa, sent here to establish the program. A semi-relief project, it was created to provide industrial training, education and occupation for unemployed youth whose parents were unable to support them or send them to school.

With the advent of the war the program was quickly adapted to training workers for defense industries, but with the war also came the difficulty of obtaining enrollees coming within the 17-25 year age limitation specified in the national program. Ready employment for youth removed the employment problem and the military services and selective service act absorbed many thousands who might have sought the training offered by N.Y.A…

July 15, 1943

School Band May Participate in Aquatennial. Tentative plans are under consideration, weather conditions permitting, to have our school band represent the city of Shakopee as a participant in the Aquatennial parade in Minneapolis, on July 31…

Scrap Drive Nets 100,000 Pounds Metal. That the local scrap drive which terminated Saturday night was a success, was verified by William F. Marschall, drive chairman, who issued the statement Monday that 100,000 pounds of scrap metal had been accumulated at the salvage depot…

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13,100 Pounds of Tin Cans Shipped Monday

A carload of salvaged tin, 13,100 pounds of it, was shipped form Shakopee Monday representing six week’s accumulation in the cities of Scott and Carver counties it was learned.

Collected by grocers in the several cities, the tin was brought to Shakopee on trucks operated by Jacob Ries Bottling Works, active in the salvaging of tin container’s. From here the shipment went to Minneapolis, and will then go on to Chicago where it will be run through a detinning plant…

July 22, 1943

Farm Volunteers To Be Summoned. Scott county townspeople who have volunteered to help local farmers get in the critical 1943 war crop, will have a chance to deliver the goods within the next few weeks, says Ernest Wermerskirchen, chairman of the county farm help committee. Unfavorable weather has piled up farm work so that harvest is here while there is still much hay to be cut and corn to put by…

Daylight Alert Successful Here. With the exception of several minor infractions and one traffic offense, the daylight alert staged here Tuesday, under instructions from the State Civilian Defense office, was quite successful, Paul Ries, local chief air raid warden, said Wednesday…

Two New Industrial Buildings Now Under Construction in City. Two new industrial buildings now under construction in Shakopee are nearing completion. One is a 36×120 foot machine shop at the Northrup King and company plant, and the other is a 72×145 foot addition to the west end of the Page and Hill plant. Both are in West Shakopee…

Weinmann Sheet Metal Works Developing into Real Industry. One of the busiest manufacturing concerns in Shakopee these days is the Weinmann Sheet Metal Works, located on East First street. Yes, the Weinmann Sheet Metal Works, from a humble beginning, in a comparatively short space of time, without any fanfare or flourish of trumpets, has developed into an industry of considerable proportions. In fact, so quietly has been the development of this industry that many of our folks were unaware of it—yes, even of its existence in our midst…

FOR SALE.—Fred Spindler home; 5 light rooms, furnace, storm windows, screens, 2 lots, garage; Globe range, kitchen cabinet. 704 E. 1st ST., Shakopee.

ICE—Cash and carry, or with Sanitary Ice Coupons, now available at MAIN OIL COMPANY, Shakopee.

July 29, 1943

Need More Blood for Fighting Men. Although several of the city’s industrial plants have patriotically granted all of their employees paid time to visit the blood donor center and give a pint of blood here August 3, the number of registrants required under the quota had not yet been reached Wednesday, Mrs. W. A. Pomije, Red Cross committee chairman, disclosed…

Dallas F. Capesius Appointed to Again Direct 3rd War Bond Sales. Dallas F. Capesius of this city who, for the past two years has directed the war bond sales in Scott county, will continue in that capacity with enlarged responsibilities, in the newly organized state war finance organization…

Mrs. W. A. Pomije recently received an appointment to serve on the Scott County Welfare board, and has entered upon her new duties in welfare work.

NOTICE. — Effective immediately, there will be but one grocery delivery daily—at 11 a.m.; Saturday deliveries will be at 9 a.m. and 2 pm. This change must be made because of gasoline rationing. GEORGE A. RING.

1968: Shakopee Valley News

July 4, 1968

High Court Reverses Ruling On Old Mill. The Supreme Court of the State of Minnesota, last Friday, June 26, handed down a decision that the District Court of Shakopee ruling on granting dismissal of the suit of the City of Shakopee vs. Kopp & Associates Inc., et al, is reversed, with the action now to be returned to the District court…

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60 Enrolled In Law Enforcement Course Sponsored by Scott Sheriff

A Training School for Law Enforcement Officers, sponsored by the Scott County Sheriff’s Department, for auxiliary, full and part-time, law enforcement officers has an enrollment of 60…

The course consists of lectures, sound film strip pictures of standard operating procedures, used by law enforcement agencies in the performance of their duties, and group discussion by class members on “how to do it” and “why to do it” aspects of the work of law enforcement officers…

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Now Expanding Medical Center

Now under way is excavation and other work relative to the expansion of the Shakopee Medical Center, corner of Fourth Avenue and Naumkeag.

Planned is an addition to the rear of the present building extending to the east, to facilitate additional offices and other accommodations.

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Fast Draw Club ‘Shoot-Out’ Today At Stage Coach

The Fast Draw Club will stage its annual Fourth of July Shoot-Out today (Thursday), beginning at 2 p.m. at the Stage Coach on Highway 101, between Shakopee and Savage.

In addition to demonstration of shooting skill by Fast Draw Club members, there is to be live country music by the Western Wildcats.

Admission charge is one-dollar for adults and 50 cents for children.

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Area Highways To Be In ‘First Look’ Of New Study Approach

Proposed reconstruction and future planning of highways in this area are to figure into the first formal application of the New Total Design Team Concept approach to highway planning in Minnesota the Minnesota Highway Department announced this week.

First reconstruction to be considered under this new approach is that of Highway 169 and 212. Further planning to figure in this new concept is that for Highways 41 and 101…

One of the factors to be studied is where to locate the proposed Minnesota River span to crossing on Highway 169.

The State Highway Department has contended that the bridge should be at the west edge of Shakopee near the railroad viaduct at Rahr Malting and run to the present 169 and 212 wye.

City of Shakopee officials pointing out that this would bring unwanted truck traffic through the city, would not adequately serve the needs of Valley Industrial park and other industrial sites in the area, as well as possibly not be compatible with the future planning of the city, has gone on record as designing the bridge site at the east edge of Shakopee near the former city dump just to the north of Highway 101…

July 11, 1968

Break-In At Shakopee House

A burglary at the Shakopee House Restaurant on Highway 101 (East First), East edge of Shakopee, was reported at 5:15 a.m. last Sunday, July 7, after the firm was broken into sometime between the evening closing hour at approximately 1:30 a.m. and 5 a.m. in the morning.

A three-quarter inch tire iron was the probable tool, according to authorities, used to pry off the second story window on the north side of the building, leading to the basement entry way on the northeast side.

The same tool was apparently used to pry the top off a cigar case from which the cigar money was taken, and also to smash the window on the cigarette machine.

Investigating is Patrolman John DuBois of the Shakopee Police Department.

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Metro Council To Phase Out Shakopee, Prior Lake Sewer Plants

The Metropolitan Council Monday of last week, July 1, approved “in concept” a seven-county metropolitan area sewer program, utilizing regional treatment plants in 11 districts under the control of a single administrative agency, with a program of phasing out existing plants, including those of Prior Lake and Shakopee.

Under the program, the Metropolitan Council would become owner of all sewage treatment plants and interceptor sewer lines in the seven counties and would determine where new facilities would be constructed…

July 18, 1968

Gets ‘New Look’. Now boasting a “spruced up” look is the Shakopee Fire station and City Garage at Scott and Second, this building have been given an exterior coat of stucco this week.

Approve City Park Land Historic Site. By action of the Common Council at its regular meeting Tuesday evening of last week, July 9, the council, on motion, approved the having the City Attorney draw up papers with proper deletions and reverter clause with a time limit, to give title to the land in Memorial Park at the east edge of the City of Shakopee, sought by the Scott County Historical Society for its project of restoration of the area as a historical site and to include a biological study station…

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Meet Today On County Bridge; Plan Inventory

Scott County officials are to attend a meeting at 2 p.m. today (Thursday), July 18, at the offices of the Metropolitan Council, Capitol Square in St. Paul, relative to the joint Hennepin-Scott counties project of a new bridge to span the Minnesota River at the present Scott County Road 25, Bloomington Ferry bridge location.

The Metro Council set the meeting for a discussion of Hennepin and Scott proposal for the new bridge in alignment with Hennepin County Highway 18 and extending south along the boundary line between Bloomington and Eden Prairie.

The meeting announcement from the Metro Council stated that the joint bridge project is scheduled for 1970, but involved counties would like to begin soil tests yet this year to determine precise location. It added that a representative of Hennepin County would be present to discuss the proposal…

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Propose Trailway Project Along Minnesota River From Fort Snelling, To Le Sueur

The Minnesota River Boating and Trail Association held an informational meeting at 8 p.m. on Monday of last week, July 8, at the Carver County Courthouse in Chaska to discuss a proposed trailway project along the Minnesota River with area sportsmen…

The group calls for development of a 75-mile stretch along the Minnesota River from Fort Snelling to Le Sueur, to include a system of riding and snowmobile trails; separate hiking and bicycling trails; campgrounds, accessible by automobile, and along the trail other access by horseback only, with picnic grounds along the entire length.

The proposed plan would emphasize points of interest in the valley, historic sites that are significant, reconstruction of old sites, and points of biological and geological interest. It would also include river access sites and a study of marinas, as needed…

July 25, 1968

Hold First Reading Of Ordinance Combining City Administrator, Utilities Secretary

First reading of Ordinance No. 268, dealing with the combining of certain city offices with that of City Administrator, particularly that of secretary to the Shakopee Public Utilities Commission, was held by the Commons Council of the City of Shakopee at its adjourned meeting Tuesday night of this week, July 23, in the City Building Council Chambers…

1993: Shakopee Valley News

July 1, 1993

Tired of gridlock? Try riding the river waves

John Constantine’s Emmy Lou is more petite and a lot quieter than Mr. Charles Allnut’s African Queen.

The Minnesota River is also less treacherous (although the mosquito population is comparable) than the leech-loaded river that the African Queen traversed. Nevertheless, both ferry boats are dedicated to service in an otherwise unserviceable situation.

Since the flooding of the Minnesota River last week, Constantine — who is cleaner shaven and much tidier than the greasy Allnut character played by Humphrey Bogart — has looked for a way to ferry passengers across the river.

Owner of Creative River Tours in Shakopee, Constantine this week gained permission from the U.S. Coast Guard to land Emmy Lou on the west end of Murphy’s Landing on the Shakopee side of the river, and near the Lions Tap restaurant on the Eden Prairie side of the river…

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City OKs land purchase near school

The city of Shakopee has approved the purchase of land behind the high school that could be used for recreational facilities in the future and includes parcels that the Shakopee School District will buy from the city for school expansion and the renovation of athletic fields.

The land was purchased from Gold Nugget Development Inc., of Brooklyn Park, for $838,464. The city eventually will sell about half of the 63 acres to the school district. In deciding to make the purchase, the City Council reasoned that if recreational facilities are not built on the site, the property could be sold, probably at a profit, at a later date.

July 8, 1993

Sames is named court administrator of year. Roger W. Sames of Shakopee has been named the 1993 Minnesota Association for Court Administration’s Administrator of the Year.

County seeks disaster declaration. With Scott County sustaining about $2.1 million in flood losses during the past two weeks, commissioners Tuesday declared it a disaster area — a procedure that formally asks Gov. Arne Carlson to petition President Clinton for federal aid in the form of low-interest loans for businesses and farmers…

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Funding shortages to delay bypass by a year

Transportation funding shortages at the state level will result in a one-year delay in the completion of the Shakopee Bypass, according to Shakopee city officials.

The city was notified that due to funding problems, remaining construction contracts will be delayed and the completion date of the bypass will be pushed back from fall 1995 to fall 1996…

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Red Cross recruitment by student paid off

When Ruth Mattson, a recent Shakopee High School graduate, promoted a fund-raiser and disaster-volunteer campaign on behalf of the American Red Cross at her school in April, she had no idea that a disaster would stake Scott County.

Mattson, a board member of the American Red Cross and her school’s Student Council, coordinated a campaign designed to enhance awareness that disaster can strike anywhere at any time. Students and staff were encouraged to donate a dollar or more and to register to donate up to three hours of time to help with disaster relief in the community.

With flood waters cresting at 14 to 16 feet above flood stage, Scott County definitely was experiencing a disaster. The Emergency Operations Center at the Scott County Courthouse in Shakopee needed immediate help operating special phone lines set up to provide the public with flood, weather and road information. The American Red Cross was contacted for volunteers, and the organization’s Shakopee branch had a list available with volunteers to contact due to the high school recruitment campaign…

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Appeals court rejects claim against city

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has dismissed a claim by a Shakopee gravel mining business that the refusal by the city to grant a mining permit from 1985 to 1988 constituted a taking of property and that the company should be compensated.

A three-judge panel, in an opinion filed June 29, dismissed the claim, brought by NBZ Enterprises Inc…

July 15, 1993

Amphitheater proposal advanced to City Council. The prospect of Shakopee becoming home to a major amphitheater moved forward last Thursday when the Shakopee Planning Commission on a 3-2 vote recommended that the City Council allow such a use at the failed Canterbury Downs horse track…

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Vietnam wall replica to be part of events honoring war dead Labor Day weekend

An event that will honor military service people who served in Vietnam will be held at Canterbury Downs over Labor Day weekend.

“Operation Stand Down,” which will bring the traveling replica of the wall in Washington, D.C. that honors those who gave their lives in the Vietnam War, and a week-long series of ceremonies, dances, reunions and parades is expected to draw up to 250,000 people to the Shakopee racetrack…

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July 22, 1993

City Council rejects amphitheater on 5-0 vote. About 125 area residents and thoroughbred racing supporters applauded the Shakopee City Council Tuesday night after its unanimous vote against a proposal that would have allowed an outdoor amphitheater and entertainment complex at Canterbury Downs…

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Consultant to aid in search for a county justice center site

The Scott County Board has hired a consulting firm to help a citizens committee develop a site selection process for a new county justice center.

Although the construction of a justice center — that four years ago was estimated to cost $15.4 million — is not on the county’s five-year capital improvement plan, $1.5 million is in the plan to acquire a site for such a facility by the end of 1994…

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Juba’s to close to allow for conversion to County Market

Juba’s Super Valu next to Shakopee Town Square will close from Friday, July 30 to Tuesday, Aug. 3 as workers make the finishing touches on the store’s conversion to a County Market. The store plans an Aug. 4 grand opening.

Over the past six months, construction workers have expanded the store by more than 15,000 square feet to 35,000 square feet. Store equipment has been replaced with the latest in technology, new flooring and fixtures and new products have been added, and each department has been expanded, said store owner Dick Juba…

Juba said he decided to convert the store to the County Market concept to meet customer convenience needs. It will include such amenities as wider aisles, a full customer service center, a drive-up lane where customers can load groceries with a protective overhang, and a larger collection of merchandise…

July 29, 1993

Bridge closing helps mini-bypass work progress

While the Highway 169 bridge in Shakopee was closed for nearly a month due to flooding, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (DOT) and contractor C.S. McCrossen Co. were able to complete the portion of the downtown mini-bypass project from the south end of the old bridge to First Avenue. The bridge reopened July 16.

Work on the south side of the roadway — on the west end of the project on First Avenue between Atwood and Holmes streets — is completed. That portion of roadway has been paved, and curbs, gutters and sidewalks have been installed. Traffic will now be restricted to the south side of First Avenue in preparation for work on the north side of the road. That portion of the project will not be as extensive since a majority of the utility installation has been completed, according to the DOT. Some of the utilities will be hooked up during work on the north side of the roadway. Curbs, gutters and sidewalks will then be added. Scheduled opening for this portion of the project is in late August…

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County Board considers spending $1.2 million remodeling courthouse

The Scott County Courthouse will undergo about $1.2 million in renovations and furnishings within the next year if the Scott County Board elects to adopt the proposal at its meeting next week.

Meeting as a committee of the whole Tuesday the board indicated it will approve spending the money – which will be taken out of the county’s cash flow fund — to create more space for employees in three departments and more room for records storage, improve the reception area and result in the move of juror rooms to the jail annex area near Jordan…

The seven remodeling projects will include the construction of a record storage area in the courthouse garage; remodeling the annex storage area for juror rooms; the move of court services to the third floor; the redesign of the layout of Human Services on third floor; remodeling the southwest entrance to the courthouse for a new reception area, and remodeling the lobby entrance for the Veterans Services office.

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Shakopee’s Marschall farm was site of recent ‘Dairy Month’ tour

A dairy farm owned by the Roy Marschall family of Shakopee was the site of the “June Dairy Month” tour sponsored by the Scott County Dairy Initiatives Team.

The Marschall dairy farm, two miles south of Shakopee, has been a dairy farm since 1862. The family milks approximately 120 cows with an annual herd production of nearly 23,000 pounds of milk per cow. The family farms land in the Shakopee area, raising all the feed for its dairy herd. The entire family takes an active part in the operation of the farm…

1893: Scott County Argus

June 1, 1893

John Mertz says many of his country friends do not know he has again opened a saloon. He has, and it is a neat one located in the Mergens building.

A team belonging to Pat’k Dougherty took a lively sprint down First street Tuesday. They were stopped near Ring’s Hotel. The harness was hors de combat at the finish, but otherwise no damage was done.

Dr. J. G. Mitchell who has been practicing in Jordan for several years past has selected a new field of labor in this city. He will commence work here on Monday next. The doctor has had quite an extended experience in work in the medical profession and will, no doubt, prove an acceptable addition to Shakopee’s intelligent and progressive corps of physicians.

H. F. Schroeder has a big new whistle at his brick yard, and whenever it lifts up its voice the small boy starts off on the jump for the bridge, expecting a steamer.

The Milwaukee road has been suffering from a car famine and the mill company is shipping all its grain over the Omaha line as a consequence.

June 8, 1893

The steamer “Geo. Hayes” has been engaged by the people of Bloomington for Wednesday, July 14th to take a voyage up the river. The boat will leave Lyndale avenue landing at an early hour and will reach Shakopee at about eleven o’clock and will go up as far as is convenient to return the same evening. Any further information will be given by S. Ellingson or W. J. Hopkins, of Bloomington.

Dr. Mitchell is now located in the offices of the late Dr. Entrup. Notice his card in this issue.

Aug. F. Heitkamp, a photographer from Jordan, has decided to cast his lot amongst us. He has rented the gallery recently vacated by D. H. Brown, and will be ready for work in a few days.

Last Thursday night burglars entered the store of John Berens & Co. and made off with about $400 worth of dry goods. They entered by a rear window which they pried open with some pieces of scrap iron. The job was done before midnight. So far no clew has been found that would lead to their arrest, but it is thought that they went down the river in a boat, landing at some point between this place and St. Paul. Another idea is that they took the goods away in a wagon. A suspicious looking outfit drove past a farmhouse beyond Eden Prairie at about three o’clock that morning. A boy rushed out to see whether or not the farmer’s wife could get a ride into the city with them and they replied with three shots from a revolver. This may have been the outfit. In either case the burglars are probably feeling very safe and secure by this time. This is the first case of burglary in the town for six years, or since Chas. A. Rose became chief of police; and this is the more surprising when one considers our proximity to the big cities. It is to be hoped that the disease will not prove contageous.

Two new pneumatic tired Eclipse bicycles are now circling around town incorporating some extra life and energy into the muscles of Messrs. John Marx and Walter Southworth. The wheels are handsome and serviceable ones in every respect.

June 15, 1893

Henry Koerner this week sold the old homestead on First street to Mrs. M. Jost.

A large stuffed eagle is on exhibition at Strunk & Sons. It is a fine specimen of the American bird, measuring eight feet from tip to tip of its wing. It is worth a visit.

John Marx has just sold four first class Pneumatic Bicycles, and wishes to announce that he can furnish any high grade bicycle on short notice. Get his prices.

The beauty of St. Mark’s church is much enhanced by the addition of four corner spies this week.

The excavation for the new brick block is now completed and work on the foundation will be pushed to rapid completion.

Prof. Parsons, of Northfield, has accepted the position of principal of the Union school for the coming school year.

The Jacob Ries Bottling Works building is now nearing completion. All the outside work is done and Mr. Ries expects to have everything in ship shape order on the inside in another week. The building is a most creditable structure, just what one would expect from this enterprising firm. A description of the building will appear in these columns next week.

June 22, 1893

A new covered icewagon is staggering around town this week distributing those dear good ice-cakes to suffering humanity.

A good many citizens have saved their oaks, elms and ashes from the tent worms by bandaging them with strips of tarred cloth. Below the tar the trees are sometimes brown with a coating of worms half an inch deep.

Wm. Willson has sold all his real estate in town, including his residence and several lots in East Shakopee, to Rudolph Teich. Consideration, $1,600. Mr. Willson is to occupy the residence up to the first of November.

During the storm yesterday a bolt of lightning struck near the end of the bridge about three blocks from our sanctum. That is close enough for all practical purposes. Mr. Rose was near the bridge at the time and grabbed his hat. His hair had projected it into the air. Mr. Buchanan was outside the mill at the time and had to tighten up his coat to keep his heart from popping out. Several men with guilty consciences were loafing on K & S’s corner and they retired from the field with all haste and no les speed. The telephone bell rang continuously just preceding the discharge and the wires burned out with the shock. A little of such playfulness on the part of Dame Nature goes a great ways.

Kohler & Schwartz have made a decided improvement in the interior arrangement of their store this week. Those long center tables with their stacks of clothing have been relegated to the past, and the result is a neater appearance, better light, and much more room for customers.

A “fortune teller” is around town this week tickling susceptible young maidens’ vanities with her iris-hued prophecies, always, however, for a compensation. These parasites are growing slowly but beautifully less in number as the world moves on, “And the minds of men are broadened with the process of the suns.” Only an occasional one turns up here and there to prey upon the new cop of credulous humanity. Such people would better turn their ready wit and superb gall to some more worthy purpose. They would be bound to succeed.

The people of Shakopee are no generally aware that John Theis has in his garden an object that scientific men would travel many miles to view. In 1860 Mr. Theis was living on the Brown farm near town. He was sitting outside about 9 o’clock one summer evening when he saw an immense ball of fire shoot down from the heavens. It seemed to have landed in an adjoining pasture. He located the spot and the next morning dug out a chunk of black metallic rock weighting 115 lbs. It is of about the same density as iron and hence surprisingly heavy. The surface has no sharp corners, but presents the appearance of a melted substance rapidly cooled. It is a genuine aerolite and no mistake, and is deserving of more attention than it gets by a long way.

Joseph Voelker is putting in the ice box for his new meat market which will be open for business some time in July.

Strunk & Sons have on exhibition in their drug store a little orange tree, five years old. It sports several blossoms and about twenty oranges in different stages of development.

June 29, 1893

Get good new firecrackers at Roth Bros. Every one warranted to pop.

The new brick block is rapidly progressing. The work of the large force of men being now above ground it makes a better showing.

A valuable colt belonging to J. A. Wilder was poisoned last Saturday. It was discovered sick in the Chewning pasture at the end of First street about noon on that day and died at two o’clock. It had eaten a heavy dose of Paris green gotten from some unknown source.

The mill turned out 554 barrels of flour last Monday. The millers intend to turn out 3200 barrels during the week, and will, too, unless they “slip a cog” somewhere. They expect to shut down the first three days of next week in order to do some repairing and, incidentally, take a hand in the proceedings on the day we celebrate.

The steamboat excursion yesterday was a big success. All who attended report an excellent time.

1918: Shakopee Tribune

June 7, 1918

FOR SALE:—9 room house, hard and soft water, electric lights, telephone, garage, fine barn, chicken house, garden, cement walks all conveniences. Time and terms to suit purchaser. Apply to Mr. Jacob Zettel.

F. A. Ross of Stewart is the new first trick operator at the Omaha station.

Ed Unze and John Lenzmeier have purchased of William Nieters the truck and draying business and have already taken possession. Nieters expects to go to St. Paul, where he will be employed by a transfer company.

June 14, 1918

A. Tueten has commenced the construction of a cottage on the hill south of the stove foundry. The dimensions are to be 24×30, and he will have a very comfortable home. R. G. Chapman of the Interior Lumber company contracted the job.

Shakopee’s war gardens draw many exclamations of wonder and approval from people passing through the town. Mike Huss, who won the garden prize last year, is on the job again this year with the intention of breaking his last year’s record. Mike is surely doing his best to give the Kaiser bad dreams.

June 21, 1918

The R. M. Plumb family left for Minneapolis on Sunday evening, where Mr. Plumb will be employed by the Soo railroad company. The Plumb family have been residents here the past several years, Mr. Plumb being employed as agent at the Milwaukee station. The best wishes of a wide circle of friends go with them to their new home. Miss Rose Neiters accompanied them and will be employed in the Soo office.

The Joseph G. Ries family is enjoying a new Nash auto, bought through Pat Donovan of Belle Plaine.

J. R. Pink, the accommodating assistant at the postoffice, expects to be transferred very shortly to Two Harbors, and perhaps later on to the department offices at Washington, D. C. As the Shakopee postoffice will relapse to the third class on July 1, the potion now held by Mr. Pink will be discontinued. Shakopee friends keenly regret the departure of Mr. and Mrs. Pink.

June 28, 1918

Merriam Depot Burns. The railway station at Merriam Junction was destroyed by fire, early Monday morning. The night operator discovered the blaze about 5 a.m. but the structure was doomed. He was fortunate enough to save all money and valuable papers. The origin of the fire is not known, but it is supposed a spark from a passing locomotive caused the conflagration. An old boxcar is being used as a waiting station.

County agent and Mrs. Robert Geiger moved here from Jordan on Monday and are occupying the R. M. Plumb home on Fourth street.

Council Lets Contract. At a special meeting of the city council Tuesday night, bids were received for the construction of the sidewalk on the Minnesota River bridge. W. S. Hewitt of Minneapolis, the same who is constructing the trestle on the mile road, was awarded the contract, his bid being for $2,190, as against the bid of the Iowa Bridge Co. for $2,900. Construction will begin as soon as steel can be got onto the ground…

Miss Teresa Schell resigned her positon as bookkeeper for the Shakopee Telephone Company and has accepted a similar positon at the Jacob Ries Bottling works. Miss Lucille Schwartz is filling the vacancy at the Telephone office.

The Michael Regan home has been treated to a coat of fresh paint and new screened porches have been added, making a marked improvement.

Narrowly Escapes Drowning. Last Saturday afternoon about five o’clock, while the children of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Greening were playing about their home, west of town, the little two year old son accidentally fell into a cistern, which had been left uncovered. One of the older children hurriedly called to the mother, who at once gave the alarm. A neighbor, Mrs. Knapp, came to her assistance and with the help of a ladder the little fellow was rescued. He had been in the water some time, and in some way managed to hold on to an iron pipe. The mother went into the water up to her shoulders, but suffered no ill effect. The little fellow seemed lifeless when brought up but was soon revived by first aid treatment. He is able to be up and around and as well as ever.

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State Reformatory Will Go Up This Year

Low bidders on contracts for the proposed state reformatory for women at Shakopee were announced by the State Board of Control on the opening of the competitive proposals Tuesday of this week.

S. M. Klarquist & Son, Minneapolis were low with a bid of $65,853 on the general contract. M. J. O’Neil, St. Paul, made the best bid on the heating and plumbing, $18,951. The Adelbert Hubbard Electrical company, St. Paul, was the low bidder on the electrical work at $3,096.

The low bids total $87,870, against the available appropriation of $100,000 which must cover also the architect’s fees and other items. Early awards of contracts are expected.

The fact that the bids come well under the amount of the appropriation make it a certainty that construction work on the buildings will commence this year.

1918: Scott County Argus

June 7, 1918

Will Nieters sold his dray line to John Lenzmeier and Ed Unze, the new proprietors taking charge of the business on June 1st.

Work was begun on Wednesday on the concrete bridge on the trestle road. While the bridge is being built a temporary roadway has been made to the east of the old road.

This week work on the foundations of a new house and barn for Jos. M. Geis has been started on the former Wm. Ryan farm, a part of which Mr. Geis recently purchased. J. P. Schanus of Belle Plaine, a brother-in-law to Mr. Geis has the contact. The house will be a substantial frame dwelling 30×30 ft. in dimensions.

June 14, 1918

Mrs. R. C. Byrde and daughter arrived Monday from Pueblo, Colo., to join Mr. Byrde and make their home here. The family will go to housekeeping in the J. A. Dean home.

Miss Elizabeth Schell and Henry Marschall of School District No. 6, Eagle Creek, turned over $77.75 to the local Red Cross, proceeds of a basket social given last week. The sum of $7.76 was also raised by the Junior Red Cross of the district.

The public library is in charge of Mrs. W. F. Duffy during the summer months at the high school and will be open Saturday afternoons from two to five o’clock. Miss Margaret Buchanan will assist as librarian. The library board has recently added one hundred dollars worth of new books for the younger readers and all young people are urged to continue the use of the library during their vacation time.

Nicholas Sand of Spring Lake purchased the Jos. Kostuch property the first of the week.

Mrs. W. J. O’Toole of St. Paul, member of the Women’s State Board for the Shakopee reformatory, was guest of Mrs. W. F. Duffy last week and appeared before the county commissioners at their meeting, to urge the appointment of a child welfare board for this county.

June 21, 1918

The Milwaukee depot has been merged with the Omaha and A. R. Tabbert has been made local agent for both roads, with three telegraph operators working in consecutive shifts. R. M. Plumb, former agent for the Milwaukee, went to Minneapolis Sunday where he will work in the general office of the Soo road. His family left yesterday for that city and their home will be occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Geiger.

H. C. Schroeder this week purchased a motor-boat which he has placed on Long Lake for pleasure trips this summer while the Schroeder family are sojourning at the lake.

A fallen drawbar on a freight car caused a wreck on the Milwaukee road about noon Monday, derailing four cars of coal and one of furniture. The wreck occurred near the Veiht farm and traffic was suspended until Tuesday before the track could be cleared. Fortunately no one was injured.

Frank Robert Thompson, a transient, who was brought here by Constable Wagner from Belle Plaine Wednesday of last week, died Friday night in the county jail of acute alcoholism. Thompson was a barber by trade and came here first on June 2d from Bemidji and spent a day or two at Mudcura sanitarium. From there he went to Belle Plaine where he claimed to have an uncle residing. He was about 41 years of age, of good appearance and well dressed. Coroner Reiter attempted to trace relatives of the man and receive communications from a practicing physician at Sheboygan, Wis., who is thought to be a brother. The latter, however, failed to claim the remains and the body was buried Sunday morning in Valley cemetery.

June 28, 1918

Miss Esther Ross of Rock Rapids, Iowa, is employed at the depot in a clerical capacity.

Miss Lucille Schwartz has been engaged as bookkeeper for the Shakopee Telephone company and began work last week.

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River Bridge Here Will Be Rebuilt

The Hewitt Bridge and Construction Company of Minneapolis, the same company who is now building the two hundred and forty foot bridge on the trestle road, was awarded the contract to reconstruct the bridge spanning the river here at Shakopee. The contract price is $2190, $700 less than the next lowest bid. The Hewitt Bridge Company was in a position to do the work for less money than any or either of the other companies bidding on the job because it had its equipment already on the ground.

The construction of the bridge contemplates, among other things the increase of its present capacity so that foot walks may be built for the accommodation of pedestrians or foot-passengers. The work will be started as soon as possible, so that the bridge will have been completed before the Scott County fair at Shakopee Aug. 29-30 and 31.

1943: Shakopee Argus-Tribune

June 3, 1943

Surgical Dressings Work To Be Resumed Here. Back in the harness for surgical dressings workers. Material for surgical dressings is now on hand, and Mrs. Al Johnson, chairman of surgical dressings in Shakopee, issues an appeal to all volunteer surgical dressings workers, who became inactive when materials ran low, to return to the job. She hopes there will also be a good number of new volunteers at this time, who will feel it their duty to help with this much-needed work…

A food and needlework sale, under the sponsorship of the ladies of St. John’s Lutheran church is to be held in the Ketterer building next Thursday afternoon. A lunch of sandwiches, ice cream, cake and coffee will also be served.

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County Reports Big Rain Damage

Thousands of dollars of damage and loss in farm lands and crops, streets, highways, business and residential property was reported this week as a result of the torrential rains that swept Scott county over the weekend.

In Shakopee, many basements were flooded, streets made impassible, lawns and gardens washed out or flooded late Saturday night and early Sunday morning. An accurate estimate of the composite damage to public and private property was not obtainable but it seemed likely the figure out exceed $5000 in the city…

June 10, 1943

Appeals for Women To Help Can Foods for School Lunches. An appeal to local women to aid in the nation’s food conservation program by giving their assistance in canning foods for the school lunch project, was issued Wednesday by J. A. Metcalf, superintendent…

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NYA Here Drops Japanese Youths

Termination of vocational training for all Japanese-Americans enrolled at the Shakopee N.Y.A center, was ordered late last week in a telegram from C. Aubrey Williams, national director of the N.Y.A. Reason for the order is yet unexplained, officials of the Shakopee center said.

The termination order affected 76 youths, ranging in age from 17 to 24 years, who had been brought here under federal government approval, from Japanese war relocation centers in Arizona…

By Monday of this week all of the imported boys affected by the order had severed their connections with the N.Y.A. center. Several, it was learned, were to remain in Shakopee where they had obtained employment. Others have been employed in other sections of the state and those who have no employment are now being housed by the War Re-location authority at a Medicine Lake camp near the Twin Cities.

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Buys Produce Business, Moves to New Location

In an announcement in the Argus-Tribune today George Mueller, who operates the Ryan farm west of Riverside park here, advises that he has taken over the management of the Shakopee Produce.

The business and equipment, formerly housed in the Schroeder Bldg. on East First street, has been moved to a new location on the west side of Lewis street, between First and Second streets.

Mueller, who has had previous experience in the egg, cream and poultry buying business, is eager to increase the service the produce firm affords farmers in this area. The place will be open for business Saturday and will be open daily except Mondays, Mueller said.

June 17, 1943

McMurray’s Store Windows Attracts Many Passersby. McMurrays store windows are the center of interest on the business streets of Shakopee these days. They attract every passerby. And what is it that attracts them? Well, just this: There are on display several hundred photos of Scott county boys and girls now in the service of their country. Nearly all of them are shown attired in the uniform of their respective branches of service…

Canning Demonstration Today at High School. Under the auspices of the Farm Bureau Agricultural Extension Service a canning demonstration will be held at 1:30 o’clock this afternoon (Thursday) in the local high school…

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Scrap Drive Already Gets Results Here

Indicative of the enthusiastic support farmers of the Shakopee trade area will give to the “all-out” scrap metal drive scheduled for the week of June 21 to June 26, several loads of the “precious stuff” have already been delivered to the designated depot this week, William F. Marschall, scrap drive chairman, disclosed Wednesday…

Urban residents and business houses, as well as farmers, are included in the drive and the committee is looking to them to rid their basements, store-rooms and premises of all useable scrap metal. They too, may compete for the prizes, and like the farmers they must deliver the scrap at the depot on Third Street, between Lewis and Somerville streets.

June 24, 1943

Telephone Company Repairing Several Rural Lines Here. A program for improving and repairing several rural telephone lines in the Shakopee area was started June 1, at a cost of about $2,100, according to E. G. Leibold, manager of the Northwestern Bell Telephone Co…

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Price Complaint Panel Announced for County

Formation of a panel to hear price complaints voiced by consumers in Scott county was announced this week by the Scott county ration board.

In addition to hearing the complaints of consumers, the panel will provide retail merchants with information on pricing.

The panel includes Donald Childs, E. J. Huber, and J. A. Metcalf, Shakopee; E. L. Schmidt, New Prague; Mr. Lundquist, Belle Plaine; and Al Wurst, Jordan.

1968: Shakopee Valley News

June 6, 1968

Archery Tourney Saturday At Riverside Park Diamond. The Minnesota Valley Archers are to stage their Second Annual 900 Round tournament this Saturday evening, June 8, at Riverside Park baseball diamond…

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Mrs. Overmire New Deputy Registrar

Secretary of State Joseph L. Donovan announced this week the appointment this week of Mrs. James Overmire of Shakopee, to the office of Deputy Registrar of Motor Vehicles for Scott County, to succeed Brendan Suel, who recently resigned.

Mrs. Overmire will also continue as Driver License Agent in connection with her automobile registration duties. She will continue to operate the bureau in the same location on East First Avenue in Shakopee, however, she will move from the lower annex to the newly remodeled quarters on the main floor of the building.

Suel, a licensed broker, who has held the Deputy Registrar office since October 1955, announced he will now devote more time to his business brokerage firm, the Suel Agency. He will maintain an office in the same building on East First Avenue.

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169 Bridge ‘Now At West Edge’; City Acts On Rahr Sewer Project

Apparent is reversal of the planning for the proposed Highway 169 bridge to span the Minnesota River at Shakopee, along with conflicting recommendations of the Metropolitan Council and the Minnesota State Highway Department.

This was revealed at a special meeting of the Common Council of the City of Shakopee held at 8 o’clock Tuesday night of this week, June 4, in the City Building Council Chambers, on the call of Mayor Ray Siebenaler.

Read was a letter from Ted Waldor, Commissioner of Highways, State of Minnesota, which after reviewing communications received by the highway department from the City of Shakopee and neighboring communities affected by the updating of Highway 169, stated as affirmation of the State Highway Department’s stand that “westerly crossing is the only accessible one.”…

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Short-Wave Now Operational

St. Francis Hospital in Shakopee, announced this week that a short wave receiver is now operational.

The receiver is battery-powered in an event of a power failure, and gives the Hospital direct contact with Sheriff’s office at Shakopee…

June 13, 1968

Community Band Concerts To Be Each Tuesday. Weekly band concerts by the Shakopee Community Band, a group of area adults and teen-agers, will be held from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 pm. at Holmes Park each Tuesday evening, beginning June 25 and ending August 13…

New Shakopee librarian, Mrs. Darlene Kelzer, assumed duties at the Shakopee Library on Tuesday of last week, June 4, succeeding former librarian, Mrs. Sandra Moe of Burnsville…

SHS Teacher Accepted For NDEA Institute. Ronald C. Kolb, Spanish teacher at Shakopee Public High School, has been awarded a grant to attend the National Defense Education Act Institute for Secondary School Teachers of Spanish, being one of 45 applicants accepted out of 330…

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New Hospital Open House Date

New construction and remodeling of existing facilities that have been underway for close to a year at St. Francis Hospital in Shakopee will not be sufficiently completed in order for the hospital to have Open House as previously planned for June 30, announcement was made this week…

Accordingly the St. Francis administration further announced that an Open House is to be held, Sunday September 8, 1968. Dedication by the Most Reverend Archbishop Leo Binz will be Sunday, September 29, 1968, as originally planned…

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Shakopee District 720 seeking Parochial Schools’ Correlation

A meeting previously scheduled with St. Mark’s and St. Mary’s Parochial schools to correlate inter-school programs for the coming school year has been postponed, it was announced at the regular June Board Meeting of School District 720 held at 7:30 p.m. on Monday of this week, June 10, at the Shakopee Senior High School.

It was noted that there seems to be some dissension in adopting the shared time and other programs of previous years and the two Parochial schools wish to meet with each other before meeting with the District No. 720 board…

June 20, 1968

Seek Title To Part Of Memorial Park For Restoration Project. The Scott County Historical Society informally requested title to the site of the Pond Grist Mill and adjoining area in the City of Shakopee’s Memorial Park, just north of Highway 101 at the east edge of the city, for a proposed Historical site and Biological Study station at a special dinner and meeting at 7:30 p.m. last Saturday, June 15, at the Shakopee House and at the Community room, First National Bank of Shakopee.

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Canceled Check From Tracy Found On Weckman Farm

Gerald Weckman, RR 1, Shakopee, was walking on his farm located out Apgar Street, two and a half miles south of Shakopee, when he came upon a canceled check.

It was a check from a bank in Tracy, Minnesota.

This was another of the several reports in the area of “fallout” from this Minnesota community ravaged by the tornado that hit Tracy last Thursday night. Tracy is about 150 miles southwest of Shakopee…

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Everyone’s invited. Grand Opening of Riverview Office and Apartment Building. 421 East First Avenue, Shakopee.

Ron Inc., of Shakopee, extends a cordial invitation to everyone to view their new, modern Riverview Office and Apartment Building. Fri., June 21, 1968.

June 27, 1968

Named Business Administrator For Shakopee Medical Center. J. E. Ponterio, M. D., P. J. Adams, M. D. and A. A. Spagnolo, M.D. announce the appointment of Frank J. Schneider of Shakopee as business administrator of the Shakopee Medical Center, 323 Naumkeag, in Shakopee.

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O’Dowd Road Project Hampered By Rains

To be completed within seven to 10 days pending good weather, will be the reconstruction of Scott County Road 79 (O’Dowd’s Lake Road) extending south from the end of Spencer Street, which is being widened and resurfaced in preparation for blacktopping scheduled for next year, Scott County Engineer Lawrence Ploumen said this week.

He added that the project under way three weeks ago was to have been completed by next Monday, July 1, but it has been hampered by the recent rains…

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Shakopee Post Office Gets Top Awards For Excellence

The community of Shakopee and its postal employees have been awarded a Citation for Excellence from the Postmaster General, Shakopee Postmaster Cormac Suel announced this week.

The honor was awarded for superior maintenance of the building and grounds of the Shakopee Post Office branch in such a manner as to provide a clean, attractive and pleasant place in which the public may conduct its business. The awards signed by John L. O’Mara, assistant Postmaster General and Lawrence F O’Brien, Postmaster General…

1993: Shakopee Valley News

June 3, 1993

Amphitheater plan being challenged by city of St. Paul

Although Minnesota’s horse racing community has offered few comments on a proposal to turn Canterbury Downs into an outdoor amphitheater, and few local residents have voiced opposition to such a plan, the St. Paul City Council has wasted no time in bidding for that same amphitheater for the city’s riverfront district.

The council, acting as St. Paul’s Housing and Redevelopment Authority, agreed May 27 to solicit proposals for an amphitheater and put the bidding on a fast track to persuade the four companies interested in developing an outdoor music venue to come to St. Paul instead of Shakopee…

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Longtime educator Vaughan dies

Dale C. Vaughan, Shakopee High School’s activities director and longtime educator and former football coach, died suddenly Tuesday evening, just six days before he was to retire after 30 years.

Vaughan was in charge of the Section 2AA girls’ softball tournament at Shakopee’s Tahpah Park when he died at approximately 7:15 p.m. He apparently suffered a heart attack. Vaughan recently celebrated his 61st birthday…

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65,000-square-foot addition at Inland plant to cost $4.75 million

Construction has begun on a 65,000-square-foot addition to Inland Container Corp.’s corrugated box manufacturing plant in Shakopee.

The $4.75 million expansion will increase the size of the building to 215,000 square feet and increase plant capacity by 50 percent. The company, which employs about 135 in Shakopee, expects to grow to 150 workers within three years…

June 10, 1993

Far apart on art

After months of philosophical discussion on the power of art, a debate on the year Shakopee became a city and discussion on whether the etching of a church steeple constitutes a violation of separation of church and state, the Shakopee City Council last week gave final approval to a new logo and tag line for the city.

The city’s tag line will now read: “Community pride since 1870”. The logo is a small silhouette of the city’s skyline…

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St. Francis completes land purchase for new medical center, campus

The governing board of St. Francis Regional Medical Center on June 8 approved the purchase of a 60-acre site directly south of the new Shakopee Bypass on the east side of County Road 17 (Marschall Road), where it plans to construct a $30 million medical complex. Hospital officials declined to reveal the purchase price…

Construction of the first phase of the medical complex is scheduled to begin in September. The first phase includes a 17,000-square-foot medical clinic. The one-story structure will house about 80 employees. By the end of 1994, officials hope to begin the second phase, which would include a two-story, 70-bed hospital and a 34,000-square-foot medical office building. Additional development after the year 2000 is also planned…

June 17, 1993

Board has look at plans for athletic complex

Terraced fields, additional parking, and a combination football/soccer field are elements of the conceptual design for the new Shakopee High School outdoor activities complex…

According to the first two phases of the plan, expansion is expected to be directly south of the existing high school and fields. A new football/soccer field, track, bleachers, lighting and areas for track events such as the shot put, discus, long jump and pole vault are planned in these phases, along with additional parking accessible from County Road 79. The phases also include a path between existing and new facilities, leading to the city’s proposed community center, which could be located west of the school’s new facilities.

The master plan includes additional softball fields and parking located directly south beyond expansions from the first phases…

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Met Council will plan for metro radio system

The Metropolitan Council has been given the lead role in developing a regionwide plan to share local government two-way radio channels and equipment. A bill signed into law by Gov. Arne Carlson directs the council to develop several alternatives and make recommendations to the 1994 Legislature…

The proposal has not been received warmly by local government officials in Scott County. They say there is no radio capacity problem in this area, and they fear that people in the area will be paying for a system that will benefit larger counties, such as Ramsey and Hennepin.

June 24, 1993

DOT provides update on downtown mini-bypass. The flooding of the Minnesota River may actually work to area motorists’ advantage in one respect. Officials at the Minnesota Department of Transportation (DOT) said the closing of the Highway 169 bridge on Holmes Street in Shakopee will give workers more time and space to complete the west-end portion of the downtown mini-bypass project…

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Shakopee voters reject $8 million bond issue for facilities

Shakopee voters Tuesday rejected an $8 million bond issue that would have provided for a community center, ice arena and second fire station.

The referendum question failed on a vote of 1,211 to 907, or by 57.2 to 42.8 percent, or 304 votes…

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Water levels may approach those of ’65, ’69 floods

The Minnesota River swept through Scott and Carver counties this week at levels that could rival the history-making floods of 1965 and 1969. From Mankato to St. Paul, residents and government officials prepared for the water that swirled over highways, bridges, businesses and some homes beginning Monday.

The National Weather Service said that this week’s flooding will come close to — but likely will not exceed — the flooding levels that occurred in this area in 1965 and 1969…

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The new AD is an old coach

For the nearly quarter-century that he stood before a classroom full of students, John Anderson has never worn a wristwatch. But that’s all about to change with his new position at Shakopee High School.

Anderson is the new director of activities for Shakopee Schools, a position which oversees all activities — athletic and non-athletic — in grades seven through 12. The Shakopee School District created the positon to take care of all activities this past spring. The old position, held by the late Dale Vaughan, was responsible for activities at the high school only. A position expanded starting with the coming school year, Anderson will no longer be teaching the social studies and history classes he taught since he came to Shakopee in the early ‘70s…